F-15Es from the 391st Fighter Squadron at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, have been deployed to JB Elmendorf, Alaska, to train with F-22s of Elmendorf’s 3rd Wing. This temporary deployment represents the second recent pairing of Strike Eagles and Raptors. F-22s from Tyndall AFB, Fla., are currently training at Mountain Home with F-15Es of the Idaho base’s 389th FS. (Elmendorf photo caption by SSgt. Joshua Garcia)
A combined Navy and Air Force program is seeking to build a smaller version of a ubiquitous air-to-air missile that could give advanced aircraft, such as the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, greater magazine depth in a high-end fight.